What are 2 different types of rabbit breeds?

What are 2 different types of rabbit breeds?

• What are 2 different types of rabbit breeds?

• What is the purpose of rabbits in today’s world?

Describe common breeds of rabbits.

• Describe common breeds of rabbits.

• Discuss production and marketing of rabbits.

• Identify rabbit anatomy.

• Explain how to fit and show rabbits.

Angora Fur

• Angora Fur

• Bucks

• Does

• Fryer

• Litter

All rabbits should be purchased from reputable breeder and evaluated on health, reproduction ability, longevity, and vigor.

• All rabbits should be purchased from reputable breeder and evaluated on health, reproduction ability, longevity, and vigor.

• American Rabbit Breeders Association (ARBA) recognizes 42 breeds.

Normal Fur

• Normal Fur

• long guard hairs
• dense undercoat

• Satin Fur

• has luster
• composed of transparent hair
• finer than normal fur

white rabbit with colored nose, ears, tail and feet

• white rabbit with colored nose, ears, tail and feet

• weighs between 8 and 11 pounds

• used for meat and show

white body with black ears, nose and circles around the eyes

• white body with black ears, nose and circles around the eyes

• also have black spots on hindquarters, cheeks, and sides of their bodies

• weighs over 11 pounds

• used for showing and their fur

completely white, red, or black

• completely white, red, or black

• weighs between9 and 12 pounds

• used for research, shows, and their meat

can have a black, blue chocolate, tortoise, or gray body

• can have a black, blue chocolate, tortoise, or gray body

• have a white band over their shoulder, under their neck, and over their front legs and hind feet

• weigh between 5 & 8 pounds

• used for research, meat, and shows

Meat Rabbit Production

• Meat Rabbit Production

• fryers

• young domestic rabbit carcass that weighs over 1 ½ pounds and under 4 pounds
• under 12 weeks old

• Roasters

• rabbits that are heavier
• cull animals from breeding herd

Wool Production

• Wool Production

• Angora rabbits

• wool grows 2 ½ to 3 ½ inches long

• harvested at a rate of 1 inch per month

• shear 14 to 15 ounces annually

• keep rabbit’s environment clean

• harvest wool frequently

• raise for both wool & meat

All domestic rabbits are descendents of wild rabbits

• All domestic rabbits are descendents of wild rabbits

• raised throughout the world

• can be a nuisance because of their eating habits and rapid reproductive ability

• Bucks

• male rabbits

• Does

• female rabbits

• Litter

• group of young rabbits born at one time

Rabbit shows are an opportunity to compete and learn more about other breeds and management options.

• Rabbit shows are an opportunity to compete and learn more about other breeds and management options.

• See how your rabbits compare to those raised by other people

• Shows are found throughout the U. S.

• Range from local events to state fairs

Rabbits judged on:

• Rabbits judged on:

• breed characteristics
• variety characteristics
• fur condition
• health
• ability of animal and owner to present qualities

What are common breeds of rabbits?

• What are common breeds of rabbits?

• What are production and marketing options when raising rabbits?

• What differs rabbits from other mammals?

• How do I fit and show rabbits?